"There's no question there are too many potholes," said Mayor Jean Stothert. "Now that we can be pretty confident we won't have more snow or big temperature swings, we are making an increased commitment to repairing potholes with a more permanent fix."

Street maintenance supervisor Scott McIntyre said the goal is always to make repairs that will last several years. Small potholes can be easily filled with asphalt. But others can require extensive work, including concrete grinding and even concrete panel replacement.

"Frankly, we know there's a lot of bad areas out there and that's what we're concentrating on," McIntyre said.

"(There are some on) Lafayette (Avenue), the next street over, I had to call it in," driver Lloyd Meyer said. "We've had to divert our route because it's just going to take our car, our wheels out of line. There's something that needs to be done."

The city said more than 1,400 tons of asphalt have been used for pothole repairs in the past 10 weeks.

"We'll see the potholes cause damage to wheels, to tires, to steering and suspension parts, struts, tie-rod ends, stuff like that," said Randy Jackson, the manager of Auto Specialists Inc.

Since January, Public Works has completed more than 1,200 work orders. Each work order could be just one pothole or a stretch of road with numerous potholes.

To report potholes, contact the mayor's hotline at 402-444-5555 or download the City Sourced app.